· 4/22/1986
Sorenson v. Secretary of the Treasury
Citations
- 475 U.S. 851
- 106 S. Ct. 1600
- 89 L. Ed. 2d 855
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 103
- 54 U.S.L.W. 4391
- 57 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1189
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- “The normal rule of statutory construction assumes that ‘identical words used in different parts of the same act are intended to have the same meaning.’ ”
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Judges: Blackmun, Brennan, Burger, Marshall, Stevens, White
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